Scott’s Terra Nova expedition hut
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Scott’s Terra Nova expedition hut is a well-preserved wooden shelter in Antarctica built for Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s 1910–1913 Terra Nova Expedition, now an important historic site of early polar exploration.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic Antarctic hut
ⓘ
polar exploration site ⓘ wooden shelter ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Robert Falcon Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Pole attempt of 1911–1912 NERFINISHED ⓘ Terra Nova (ship) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | members of the Terra Nova Expedition ⓘ |
| builtFor |
British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terra Nova Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Antarctic historic site
ⓘ
exploration-era building ⓘ |
| climate | polar ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1910 ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expeditionBaseFor |
journeys toward the South Pole
ⓘ
scientific sledging journeys ⓘ |
| expeditionLeader | Robert Falcon Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cape Evans hut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scott’s Hut at Cape Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
expedition base
ⓘ
living quarters ⓘ scientific station ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
bunks
ⓘ
kitchen area ⓘ scientific work areas ⓘ stores and supplies ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
historic site
ⓘ
well-preserved historic structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Cape Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ross Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
timber
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Terra Nova (ship) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
McMurdo Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Erebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationState | well preserved ⓘ |
| significance |
commemoration of Scott’s South Pole expedition
ⓘ
early polar exploration ⓘ |
| usedAs | winter quarters ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Antarctic explorers
ⓘ
members of the Terra Nova Expedition ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
1911
ⓘ
1912 ⓘ 1913 ⓘ |
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